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Investment funds in the ADGM
The Abu Dhabi Global Market has spent less than a decade transforming from an ambitious concept into a premier fund-domicile destination for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region. Today more than 5,000 professionals operate from Al Maryah Island under the direct supervision of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority. Managers who establish investment funds […]
Family offices in the ADGM
Families who have accumulated significant operating business proceeds, real estate portfolios, or multi-jurisdiction financial assets often reach an inflection point. This point is where ad-hoc personal bank accounts and individual shareholdings no longer provide adequate control or privacy. Estate-tax exposure grows, siblings seek clarity on governance, and philanthropic plans require a transparent yet discreet framework. […]
Dubai property ownership via ADGM
Buying real estate in Dubai no longer means holding property in your own name, nor does it require incorporating in an offshore island thousands of miles away. Since the Dubai Land Department signed a memorandum of understanding with Abu Dhabi Global Market in 2018, investors can register freehold units through locally domiciled special purpose vehicles, […]
ADGM tech startup license
,Entrepreneurs across the Middle East are living through a formative decade. Mega-exits such as Amazon’s acquisition of Souq and Uber’s multibillion-dollar purchase of Careem have shown that regional technology ventures can create global headlines and lucrative returns. Yet every founder still faces one fundamental question at the outset, namely, where to incorporate and scale without […]
Every detail about ADGM SPV regulations
The term ADGM SPV regulations has become a fixture in Middle-East corporate-structuring conversations. In less than a decade Abu Dhabi Global Market transformed itself from a visionary free zone into a fully fledged, common-law financial centre that gives founders, families and institutional investors a sophisticated toolbox for ring-fencing risk, attracting foreign capital and planning generational […]
ADGM licensing process for firms
Abu Dhabi Global Market, known universally as ADGM, has compressed two decades of financial‑centre evolution into fewer than ten years. From a blank strip on Al Maryah Island it has risen to a top‑25 international hub that attracts asset managers, fintech entrepreneurs, private banks and corporate treasuries. What converts curiosity into operational reality, however, is a structured […]
Documents required for ADGM funds
Launching a collective investment vehicle on Al Maryah Island unlocks access to Abu Dhabi’s sovereign institutions, a rapidly maturing private‑wealth base and a legal environment that mirrors English common law. Yet every opportunity comes with paperwork. The Financial Services Regulatory Authority, together with the ADGM Registration Authority, requires comprehensive documents before it approves a fund. This article […]
ADGM asset manager license
Launching a discretionary portfolio management business in the Middle East no longer requires a trip to Dublin or Luxembourg. Abu Dhabi Global Market, the common‑law financial centre on Al Maryah Island, offers a Category 3C permission that lets firms manage money for professional clients, run segregated mandates, advise on investments and arrange trades, all from a tax‑neutral, English‑language […]
ADGM digital banking license
Abu Dhabi Global Market has spent fewer than ten years on the international stage yet it already hosts a growing cohort of wealth managers, payment institutions and specialist lenders. The next frontier is full‑service virtual banking and in 2024 the Financial Services Regulatory Authority opened the door to applicants that can deliver deposit taking, lending […]
ADGM licensing categories
Abu Dhabi Global Market opened its doors in 2015 and, in less than a decade, has established itself as a preferred base for banks, asset managers, brokers and emerging fintech platforms that wish to reach capital flows across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. A direct application of English common law, zero per‑cent corporation tax guaranteed […]
